Les Bleus have appeared in 12 FIFA World Cup final tournaments, taking the cup home in 1998. For more information on the French squad/team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, read on.

France 2010 World Cup Team

France literally breezed into the international football scene, walking away with the FIFA World Cup in 1998, demolishing Brazil 3-0 in the finals to lift the cup. France has been one of the most popular teams after the 98 World Cup win, with Zinedine Zidane, Fabien Barthez and Didier Deschamps becoming some of the most popular footballers in the world. Booking a berth at the 2010 FIFA World Cup has also got Les Bleus the distinction of having made it to the World Cup finals for the fourth year in a row. At the 2006 World Cup, despite an unimpressive performance at the World Cup France came to just a step away from winning their second World Cup losing to Italy in a penalty shoot-out. Despite the retirement of the big-guns Zidane, Barthez and Deschamps, France still continues to churn out new and impressive players in the form of Franck Ribery, Karim Benzema, and Yoann Gourcuff.
 
France’s road to the World Cup just like the 2006 qualifiers was quite unimpressive, nevertheless, they satisfied the demands of their supporters by booking their ticket to South Africa. Les Bleus lost the first match 3-1 to Austria, but drew against group leaders Serbia and won against Faroe Islands and returned a favor winning 3-1 against Austria and finally edged out Ireland with an extra-time goal to secure their place in the World Cup finals.
 
With all the senior figures retired from international football, Thierry Henry has taken on the captain’s responsibilities, with William Gallas holding the defensive line. Jeremy Toulalan and Lassana Diarra have become a part of the midfield that used to be Zidane’s territory. Franck Ribery, Yoann Gourcuff and Nicolas Anelka will all be available up front to form the attack along with Thierry Henry.
 
Coach Raymond Domenech took the reins to the national team in 2004, he was criticized for his ineffectiveness due to the lackluster performance by France in the UEFA Euro Cup 2008. He has yet to win a major tournament with Les Bleus, though the team’s qualification for the World Cup is the highlight of his career and proof that France’s performance is headed upwards.

Les Bleus have appeared in 12 FIFA World Cup final tournaments, taking the cup home in 1998. They have also managed two third place finishes in 1958 and 1986.

French Squad/Team For FIFA World Cup 2010
The Pre-World Cup list of players for France is given below.
 
Player
Position
Hugo Lloris
 Goalkeeper
Steve Mandanda
 Goalkeeper
Cedric Carrasso
 Goalkeeper
William Gallas
 Defender
Eric Abidal
 Defender
Bakary Sagna
 Right back
Patrice Evra
 Left back
Gael Clichy
 Left back
Marc Planus
 Defender
Anthony Reveillere
 Right back
Sebastien Squillaci
 Centre back
Abou Diaby
 Central midfielder
Alou Diarra
 Midfielder
Lassana Diarra
 Defensive midfielder
Yoann Gourcuff
 Midfielder
Florent Malouda
 Left winger
Jeremy Toulalan
 Defensive midfielder
Nicolas Anelka
 Striker / Winger
Djibril Cissé
 Striker
Andre-Pierre Gignac
 Striker
Sidney Govou
 Right Winger, Striker
Thierry Henry
 Striker/Winger
Franck Ribery
 Winger
Mathieu Valbuena
 Midfielder


Date - Time Venue
Detail
Results
11-June 20:30 Cape Town Uruguay Uruguay vs France France Draw 0-0
17-June 20:30 Polokwane France France vs Mexico Mexico Mexico won by 2-0
22-June 16:00 Mangaung / Bloemfontein South Africa South Africa vs France France South Africa won by 2-1


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